Patent GB-736001-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in screw cutting machines
IPC: B23Q16/00
Filed: 1951-05-10
Abstract: 736,001. Screw-cutting and copying lathes. MANNAIONI, R. May 10, 1951 [March 6, 1951], No. 11089/51. Class 83 (3). A screw-cutting machine comprises a pitchdetermining gear train 13 between the spindle and an input shaft 15 coupled to the leadscrew 19 by a single-tooth clutch 21, the members of the gear train being rotated always in the same direction. The chuck 10 is rotated by an electric motor through belt and toothed gearing and at least a two-speed clutch 12, the motor also rotating the lead-screw 19 through the gears 13 and the reversing and speed-change clutch 21. Interlocking hand and power feeds; automatic-stop feeds; reversing-mechanism.-In operation, a lever 53 is first turned to engage half-nuts 30 with the lead-screw 19 by pin-andslot mechanism 63. Simultaneously, a member 59 is oscillated about a gear 60 to disengage the drive from a hand-wheel 54 to a stationary rack 67, the drive being through gears 66, 60, 61, 62. The tool 52 is correctly positioned and the motor started to traverse the saddle at cutting-speed. At the end of the traverse, the saddle contacts an adjustable stop 36 on a rod 33. The rod 33 is moved axially to operate the reversing clutch 21 by a snap-action device 41 and is also rotated by a quick-pitch thread 34. A gear 107 on the rod 33 is thus rotated and moves a toothed rod 105 and hence a cam 97, Fig. 18, to allow a lever 100 to oscillate and the tool to be withdrawn by spring means. At the end of the ensuing fast return movement of the saddle, an adjustable stop 37 on the rod 33 is contacted to cause the saddle to be returned and the tool to be fed into the work. Depth of cutfeeds.-On each cutting traverse, the depth of cut is increased by the rotation of a ring 95 which is mounted eccentrically and on which the cam 97 is supported. The eccentric mounting for the ring 95 comprises two eccentric sleeves 92, 94, which are manually adjusted before cutting commences and which are rotated by a gear 91, at each commencement of a cutting traverse, by a dog 104. The dog 104 is formed on a yoke 98 which operates the cam 97 and, during operation of the cam, engages and rotates a cam 108 to depress a lever 80 and rotate a ratchet 72. The ratchet 72 is connected to the gear 91 by gears 71, 112, 91. Rotation of the ratchet 72 also compresses a re-set spring 116 and advances a disc 75. Stop-motions.-When the thread has been cut to full depth, an adjustable stop 77 on the disc 75 strikes a lever 74 and releases the ratchet 72. The re-set spring then returns the toolfeed mechanism to its initial position and causes a leaf 85 to contact switches 120 and stop the motor. A hand-lever 55 may be moved at any time to cut-out the in-feed mechanism of the tool-or to return the mechanism to its zero position and stop the machine. Copying: taper-turning.-For cutting tapered or other non-cylindrical threads an appropriately shaped bar 121, Fig. 18, is fastened to the lathe-bed and is engaged by a follower 122 attached to an apron 68 carrying the tool feed mechanism. The apron, which is normally locked by bolts 69, oscillates freely about a pin 70, and the tapered &c. thread is thus cut.